The elected members will now elect a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from amongst themselves and will also select 8 Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs). The SOMs along with the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Athletes' Commission will constitute the electoral college for the
Speaking about the forthcoming assembly elections, Yechury said that with the Election Commission delinking the announcement of election schedules of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, "the BJP has got the advantage of more time before the Model Code of Conduct comes into effect in Gujarat".
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) is likely to announce the schedule for the assembly polls for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) is likely to announce the schedule of assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on Friday, said sources.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking the suspension of the election schedule for nine National Assembly seats issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday moved the Islamabad High Court seeking the suspension of the Election Commission of Pakistan's by-election schedule for nine National Assembly (NA) seats.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Acting Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the top three candidates for the Presidential election scheduled to be held in the crisis-marred island nation on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, BJP's sole Muslim representation in the Cabinet, does not figure in the party's list of nominees for the Rajya Sabha biennial election scheduled for June 10. Tuesday was the last day for filing nominatio
Khatima (Uttarakhand) [India], May 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday will visit Champawat to seek support from the people, from where he will contest the upcoming by-election scheduled to take place on May 31.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): Ahead of local level elections in Nepal, the Election Commission on Saturday organized a mock election for officers demonstrating the ways to conduct the election scheduled on May 13.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): The opposition parties have nominated Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as their joint candidate for the country's Prime Minister's election, scheduled on Monday, local media reported.
Baghdad [Iraq], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Council of Representatives (Parliament) announced on Monday the names of 25 candidates for the presidential election scheduled for February 7.